“Let's see if you really have the guts” - Harbhajan Singh opens up on Pakistan’s decision to boycott the India fixture in T20 WC

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has slammed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their decision to boycott the India game in the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, scheduled on Sunday, February 15.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Bhajji called Pakistan’s decision ‘arrogant’, adding that if they really have guts, they should go ahead as per their plan and face sanctions from the apex body ICC.

"What benefit are you going to get from this? This is just to show arrogance. If you really think that you can do something like this, then be adamant. Let's see if you really have the guts. This is a total drama created to mislead people into thinking that they are standing with Bangladesh. There's no problem with that, but what have you thought about the people of your country who want the India-Pakistan match to happen?" Harbhajan said on his YouTube channel.

"This match was supposed to be played at a neutral venue, and there was no dispute with you. When there was a war recently, you played the Asia Cup despite that. There was the drama about the trophy, but the matches did happen because you were not ready to leave that revenue. If you are such a patriot, where was your patriotism there? So, you didn't have any feelings for your country, but you now want to stand with some other country," he added.

Furthermore, the former spinner asserted that the ICC would do 'justice' and Pakistan would never get the opportunity to host an ICC tournament again in the future. He also hoped that there will be enough sanctions and fines from the ICC on PCB.

"Just wait for the ICC to do justice. There is a possibility that you will face sanctions, fines, and maybe you won't get to host an ICC tournament ever again," he concluded.

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.

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Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.

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